May 20, 2024

Passage Read: Song of Solomon 3-6
Meditation Verses: 5:2-6

Thought

The Lord doesn't always come knocking when it's convenient for me. Even though I may love the Lord and desire to be ready for His call at any time, there will be times when I feel like it's really inconvenient. He won't wait forever while I hesitate. If I wait too long, even though I finally choose to answer Him, I may be too late. I will have missed an opportunity. Do that once or twice, and the relationship can still be repaired, but if I'm often slow to respond, can I really say I love Him and delight to serve His will? He will not keep coming back; there is no joy in trying to drag a reluctant partner along or one who is frequently unavailable.

Application

It is hard to be always ready to answer the Lord's call to some task, when there are so many things I want to do. I would have to really give up all my desires and plans and purposes, and fully adopt His. The only way to effectively do that is to continually follow Him around and be fully plugged into what He is doing. Can I see the joy in completely dying to me and living exclusively for Him? Can I die to myself a little more today and live for Him a little more today? I need to. I must.